Crooked Run Brewing’s Jake Endres is giving pizza a second try at his Union Market taproom. The Leesburg-based brewmaster—whose year-oldventure closed in late January—is working with Grazie Nonna chef Julian Addison to open J&J Pizza. The shop is already slinging slices to accompany Crooked Run’s pints, and will host a grand opening on March 1.chef Chris Morgan and famed pizza consultant Anthony Falco had partnered with Endres for Pizza Serata in early 2023.
Addison, the younger brother of Grazie Nonna executive chef Gerald Addison, started experimenting with pizza during the pandemic, and got his final dose of inspiration on a pilgrimage to classic New Haven pizzerias like Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, Sally’s Apizza, and Zuppardi’s. “All those places really blew me away,” Addison says. “ are crispy, they’re charred and almost burnt.”Crooked Run’s Union Market taproom is open Monday through Wednesday from 4 to 9 PM, and Thursday through Saturday from 11:30 AM to 10 PM . J&J fires up pizzas seven days a week for dinner, and for lunch too on weekends.